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October 22, 2009

This Old Thing?: Possession

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I didn't post This Old Thing? last week because the holiday threw me off and nearly forgot this week. Bad me.

Possession by A S Byatt is one of those books I definitely want to read someday but someday never seems to come. It won the 1990 Booker Prize. People keep telling me what a great book it is. I hope to find out soon. It's a big book at 510 pages. So I keep putting it off.

I bought this one at the used book store for $5. It's in very good shape except for a small dent. It was once owned by someone named Brady in 1995.

I haven't read anything by her but I picked up her book "Little Black Book of Stories" at a library book sale. I've been wanting to read her stuff, especially Possession. I think I'm going to love it so I want to find a used copy to own.

I thought this book was great. I love the mixture of past and present stories. There were, however, a ton of poems in it that I skimmed over. I'll be waiting to hear if you skimmed too or read every word!

Oooh, I have to comment. I really like this book--one of Byatt's most accessible works. And it's surprisingly funny at times, esp. the descriptions of academia. I would also recommend The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye (short stories) if you want a quick introduction to her range and style.

I love getting books that have the previous owner's name in it. I have a copy of The Secret Garden that was given as a christmas gift from and aunt to a nephew in the early 1900s-ish. It's just neat to see who had it before you!

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